1. New forms of work through flexible, remote, digital gig jobs can provide opportunities to include those with disabilities
Technological advances have given rise to a growing digital economy, creating new forms of digital job opportunities such as business process outsourcing and digital ‘gig’ jobs. An impact sourcing model, taking offshored digital work and directing it towards workers and areas that would not typically access it, can provide a meaningful business-led approach to engage youth with disabilities. e.g., Digital Divide Data(DDD) in Cambodia and Enablecode in Vietnam are both social enterprises which work with youth with physical disabilities to connect them to outsourced digital jobs.
2. Recent developments in assistive technology solutions can help level the playing the field
Digital tools can support people with disabilities to perform tasks that they might otherwise be unable to do effectively. Thus, making youth with disabilities suitable candidates for jobs, irrespective of their disability, and create more inclusive workplaces.
3. Technology solutions can be used to provide experience with life like situations, essential to develop skills for work
Youth with disabilities who have been beneficiaries of charities often lack confidence when entering a workplace. Innovative simulations like in Accenture’s Skills to Succeed Academy, which does skill building though bite-sized, gamified modules with relatable characters, help provide youth with disabilities a safe learning environment and build confidence.